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Twitterati in Pakistan celebrate #LegendsOfPakistan

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There is no shortage of legends this country has produced, Pakistan certainly is land of legends

LAHORE: (Web Desk) – Pakistan is a gift of the God to the people living in this part of the world. This country, despite its troubled history and serious problems, has produced some of the greatest human beings in all walks of life.

So, in the wake of Pakistan Day this year, Twitterati in Pakistan decided to honor the legends that this country has produced. From music to sports and from science to philanthropy, Pakistan has produced some of the finest in the business.

There is no shortage of legends this country has produced; Pakistan certainly is a land of legends.

Here are a few tweets in which the tweeps honored some of the greatest Pakistanis to have adorned the land.

First in the list had to be the Father of the Nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. And along with him, like in their lifetimes, was his sister Fatima Jinnah.

When it comes to philanthropy, there world hardly be a few parallel to the great Abdul Sattar Edhi who singlehandedly established the largest network of ambulances with the help of charity and donations. He was honored in this trend, pictured while distributing free flour among the poor.

Will we ever be able to find anyone as good as the great Javed Miandad? We don t yet know the andwer, but till now, he certainly is one of the finest cricketing world has produced till date.

Two of the legends that the game of Squash has produced have been from this country.

1965 war hero Major Raja Aziz Bhatti, martyred on September 10, 1965, has been an inspiration for decades. He was also honored by the tweeps.

How could we forget the singer who is claimed to have sung the most number of songs (approximately 56,000. But there is a dispute) ever? The singer of the legendary songs like "Sohni Dharti Allah Rakhe", "Tu Ke Na-Waqif-e-Adaab-e-Ghulami Hai Abhi", "Sau Baras Ki Zindagi Mein" and many others, Mehdi Hassan was also remembered by the tweeps.

Folk singers, classic singers, pop singers, jazz singers, good singers, bad singers; there are many. But there was only one Reshma. The singer of "Lambi Judaai" and "Dama Dam Mast Qalandar" remains one of the biggest names music has produced in subcontinent.

Has there been a bigger name in the world of music from India or Pakistan in the last two decades than that of the great Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan?

Pakistan s film industry may have been in troubles for the past few years but there was a time when this industry churned out heroes that were unparalleled in their popularity in their times.

One of the biggest such names was that of the legendary Sultan Rahi and his dialogue from his 1979 classic "Maula Jatt", maule nu Maula na maare te maula naee oo marda

The man who, even after 32 years of his death, continues to inspire youngsters who want to become actors Waheed Murad remains fresh in our memories.

Considered as one of the most beloved couple of Pakistani film industry, AliZeb definitely had to be on the list.

Drama has been Pakistan s genre. They say even today Pakistani dramas are shown to aspiring Indian actors in the Indian acting academies.

But Moin Akhtar deserved a separate tribute as well.

We don t produce many scientists, unfortunately. But the one that we did, took the scientific understanding of the world to a whole new level. That was Dr. Abdus Salam, the man who laid down some of the earliest theoretical groundwork that led to the discovery of Higgs Boson.

Arfa Karim s record of being the youngest kid to have become a Microsoft Certified Professional in 2004, she certainly was the first in line that later inspired many young Pakistanis to join the club.

We might not know her but she was the teacher of none other than the former Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan. The first Pakistani woman who got PhD in agriculture.

We have produced legendary humorists and comedians. So how could there be no comedy in this trend?

Ummm.. do you remember Tahir Shah, by the way?

We don t give up our politics anyways.

And don t even think that this is funny..

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